Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: May 23, 2022 to May 29, 2022

Units sold for hardware for the week between May 23 and May 29 are rather lacklustre with most consoles reporting fewer sales from the prior week. Despite the strong turnout of 60,877 units sold for Switch consoles, it is a setback from previous week’s 64,839 units by 6.11% as sales of its Switch OLED machines drag, reporting 25.66% fewer units sold from last week’s 41,302 units. The PlayStation 5 vanilla noted a small uplift in sales by 5.48% week-on-week whereas its Digital Edition slowed down by as much as 12.29% to put its total weekly sales at 14,830 units, 3.73% more than the week before. Both Xbox Series consoles are down sharply after a healthy turnout the week before. Units sold are 64.37% less at a total of 2,541 units. PlayStation 4 vanilla and New 2DS LL are 20.00% and 35.94% lower than their performance the week ago, respectively.

Sales of Hardware

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As for software, the Top 10 list only sees one new release for the week with the visual novel game Radiant Tale taking the 4^th spot at 7,311 copies sold in its first 4 days. According to Play-asia, the title is described as follows:

Today’s customers at Rebel where Tifalia works, are a unique group of people who called themselves the CIRCUS.

Their first performance was not a success. Tifalia forces to join as an assistant and producer after hearing “What is lacking in the current CIRCUS is mediocre like you!”

She was worried all night wondering how she going on a journey, but with her family’s words, she decided to participate.

A crazy dragon that loves to tickle, a spikey clown that doesn’t make you laugh, a water creature who doesn’t want to use water magic, an acrobat who doesn’t know how to entertain, a drunkard furball, an unmotivated leader, and an amateur producer who just joined.

Will they be able to perform successfully in front of crowds?

Play-Asia

You can also check out its promotional video below to get a sense of how the game will be like which (the video) was released in February this year.  

Video Game Software Top 10

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Video Game Software Top 11 – 30

Rank	Status	Title	Weekly Sales	Lifetime Sales
11		The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Switch	3,422	2,032,553
12	NEW	The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails Switch	3,275	3,275
13		Pokémon Legends: Arceus Switch	3,236	2,253,394
14		Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch	3,200	7,258,536
15		Splatoon 2 Switch	2,860	4,083,944
16		Monster Hunter Rise Best Price Switch	2,832	60,516
17	NEW	Pac-Man Museum + Switch	2,382	2,382
18		Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch	2,238	980,826
19		Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Switch	2,144	2,660,845
20		eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 PS4	2,072	89,976
21		Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Switch	1,743	2,549,538
22		Pokémon Sword and Shield Switch	1,533	4,343,895
23		Human: Fall Flat Switch	1,284	262,025
24		Gran Turismo 7 PS5	1,265	101,133
25	NEW	Enzai Shikkou Yuugi Yurukill Switch	1,261	1,261
26		Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Switch	1,259	1,050,755
27		Kirby Star Allies Switch	1,202	983,620
28		Elden Ring PS4	1,164	343,591
29		Futari de! Nyanko Daisensou Switch	1,143	143,897
30		Gran Turismo 7 PS4	1,070	117,019

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Source: Famitsu

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Hardware Sales

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